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1FAHP3F27CL••••••2013 Ford FOCUS ELECTRIC
111on this build
0on the model
0builds in total
6involved a crash
6injuries
Most reportedPower Train 42Steering 25Electrical System 14Fuel/propulsion System 13
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashNov 2019
The contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred twice. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashAug 2019
The contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact took her vehicle to an unknown dealer to be repaired per an unknown recall. The contact believed there was a manufacturer defect with the throttle body and stated that the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate when the brake pedal…
Air BagscrashFeb 2015
My daughter was driving the focus in menomenee wi, where she is in her masters program at stout university. She was heading south and the young man in the other vehicle was heading north, he turned left in front of her smashing her vehicle. His air bags went off ours did not. He…
StructurecrashOct 2014
Was parking car when suddenly it lunged forward at a fast speed, I lost control and hit car in front of me plus 3 other cars then crashed into cement wall. I hit my head and left side of body on the door, I bruised my rib cage front & back plus my left leg very bruised. I was…
Power TraincrashJan 2013
The contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while parking, the transmission slipped out of gear. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred a second time after parking in her residential garage and the vehicle went forward, crashing into a wall. The driver…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FAHP3F27CL444431 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.